Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-30
NEWS SUMMARY.

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Maj j. NJ. Wright OF Louisville. Ky.
has been apo Mt marshal of tine United
states supreme court, in place of Co. }
t. Nicolay, who has held that position
about fifteen years.
An explosion OF dynamite occurred
about four miles from Halifax the other
day, and four men were blown To frag
ments
kumorei that Don NJ. Dickinson, the
soon-to-be postmaster genera, favors
reduction Of letter postage TO one cent.
broken rail eau sei an accident on the
/ Wisconsin Central road near German
valley Wis, Dec. % and 40 persons were
injured. One passenger was killed.
The Dominion grange has unanimously
declared in favor OF commercial union.
During November 81 95y immigrants ar
rived in this country, against aI.t2) in
November, 1856
A boiler in Winchester ssaw mill in I'll
ton, Ca, exp oded the other day, and
three workman were instantly kAled ana
two others fatally injured.
terrible wind storm passed oyer\ por
ton Of Indian Territory the other dam Ia
the vicinity OF Green, SIX persons wNra
killed, and great damage done 20 PROV
erty.
:. s. Crandall, formerly lawyer and real
estate broker in Troy, y. y, shot hi.
wife, his mother-in-law, Mr.. S. 5. Stone
his step-daughter Julia Bulkley and him
self, at their homo in BaIlstOn Spa, on the
10Th inst All are dead.
As a result OF compromise. the brew
cries at Cedar Rapids Iowa, will be per
mitted TO dispose OF the present stocks
before being closed up permanently.
Tie supreme court Of Missouri has de
cIded the Wood local option law TO be
constitutional and elections will be
held on the question Of licensing or pro
hibiting the sale Of intoxicants.
The other day 1000 gallon Of naphtha
were pumped from the Vacuum Oil work
Of Rochester, y. Y, through the pipe line
in the bed of the old cana. 1t was intend
cd for the Municipal Gas company, but
one or more breaks in the line allowed the
naphtha to escape into the adjoining
sewers When the sewers became sur
charged with the gas 1T escaped into the
mills and exploded else where, and the fire
made its way through the mains i'm
the middle Of the streets, throw
ing out the manhole covers and tearing
up the roadways. Great damage was
done to property. Three men were in.
family killed ard at least 20 ser usly in
iured.
Bernard G.. Garfield, formerly a member
Of congress from Chicago, died in Dead
wood, Dakota, few days ago
The Hon. Antonio Dubucht, who was
state treasurer OF Louisiana in oil the
years while the state was under republi-
can control died Dec IS on his plantation
at Bayou Gou.a, agel ~ years.
Secretary Whitney has instructed Com
modore Gherardi, in command OF the New
York navy yard, to send naval vessel on
cruise after the enormous raft from No
va Scotia, now adr.ft in the path OF Euro.
pean vessels, TO warn them OF it, presence
and, if possible to tow 1T to place OF
safety.
Secretary Fairchild has taken official
notice OF the report that . 90 Belgian
miners are 10 be imported to take tn,
place Of the miners in the Lehigh region
out on a strike. Ho ha, sent kilograms to
the collectors of custom at New YORK.
Philadelphia, Boston ana Baltimore, in
structing them 10 be vigilant in prevent.
ing any violation of the alien contract
labor law.
The Standard oil company has com
menced the construction of an immense
pipe line from Lima, Ohio, 10 Chicago for
the transportation oil for fuo
Senator Voorhees, has introduced a bill to
create the land district OF Cimarron.
Dr. Ferdinand Vanderveer Hayden, the
distinguished Ameri an explorer, died in
Philadelphia Dec. %.
Freezing weather prevails Throughout:
the great cattle district OF Texas. The
loss TO ranchmen is great.
George II. Norris one Of the largest
fruit growers in Florida, died at Highland
Park few days ago
The wife ami d iughter of Ed McElroy.
MISSOURI pilot were burned TO death IN
Nicksburg tine other night.
Mrs. Maria Burton has established in
tie courts Of the City of Mexico her right
10 lands I'M Lower California known a.
tnsenaCa de TODD, Santos under an old
grant Ihe question involved million
of dollars worth of property which it i,
now GAINED has been sold to others by
the international company of Mexico and
includes a portion OF ths town OF Ensen
ada.
Senator Mitchell has presented a memo
rial in the senate from the legislative as.
sembly of Oregon, pray ing for a modifica
ton OF the treaty between the United
States and the Chinese empire SO as1
stop and prohibit tho importatIc1 or i'm
migration of Chinese and -oXrsr Asiatio
,aborers altogether, aXto adopt such
awiul measures may be necessary to
riu the co uhlr 20 those already here.
NREIGN FACTS.
v<rhe Pope refuses to interfere between